Table 2.
Selected survey responses regarding vaccination against human papillomavirus.
| Survey question | Men (n=446) | Women (n=557) | Total (N=1003) | |
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n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Ever heard of HPV a | ||||
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Yes | 409 (93.0) | 536 (96.8) | 945 (95.07) |
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No | 31 (7.0) | 18 (3.2) | 49 (4.93) |
| Ever heard of HPV vaccine | ||||
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Yes | 361 (82.4) | 535 (96.6) | 896 (90.32) |
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No | 77 (17.6) | 19 (3.4) | 96 (9.68) |
| Ever had an HPV vaccination among those who had heard of the HPV vaccine | ||||
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Yes | 45 (13.0) | 351 (66.5) | 396 (45.26) |
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No | 302 (87.0) | 177 (33.5) | 479 (54.74) |
| Number of HPV shots received | ||||
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1 shot | 11 (24.4) | 31 (8.8) | 42 (10.61) |
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2 shots | 14 (3.9) | 38 (10.8) | 52 (13.13) |
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3 shots (complete vaccine series) | 10 (22.2) | 263 (74.9) | 273 (68.94) |
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Don’t know | 10 (22.2) | 19 (5.4) | 29 (7.32) |
| Likelihood of HPV vaccine receipt in the next 12 months among those not vaccinated a | ||||
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Very likely | 7 (2.3) | 13 (7.3) | 20 (4.18) |
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Somewhat likely | 26 (8.6) | 30 (16.9) | 56 (11.69) |
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Not too likely | 75 (24.8) | 47 (26.6) | 122 (25.47) |
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Not likely at all | 173 (57.3) | 84 (47.5) | 257 (53.65) |
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Not sure/don’t know | 21 (7.0) | 3 (1.7) | 24 (5.01) |
| Reason stated for not receiving the HPV vaccine in the next 12 months a | ||||
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Not needed or necessary | 140 (52.4) | 40 (31.3) | 180 (45.57) |
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Not sexually active | 33 (12.4) | 23 (18.0) | 56 (14.18) |
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Knowledgeb | 25 (9.4) | 10 (7.8) | 35 (8.86) |
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Safety concerns/side effects | 9 (3.4) | 22 (17.2) | 31 (7.85) |
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Costs | 13 (4.9) | 14 (10.9) | 27 (6.84) |
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Already have HPV | 19 (7.1) | 5 (3.9) | 24 (6.08) |
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Monogamous | 8 (3.0) | 6 (4.7) | 14 (3.54) |
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Otherc | 6 (2.2) | 6 (4.7) | 12 (3.04) |
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Not for men | 11 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (2.78) |
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Too old | 3 (1.1) | 2 (1.6) | 5 (1.27) |
aResponses presented are for the 479 individuals who reported not having been vaccinated against HPV.
bDon’t know about HPV or HPV vaccine.
cResponses included “fear of needles”, “too busy/no time”, “don’t use vaccines”, or “already sexually active”.